ONE In The Media

Tawanchai PK Saenchai defeated Superbon Singha Mawynn via majority decision to retain the ONE Featherweight Muay Thai world title.

The victory, attained by majority decision, closed out ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 46, which took place at the famed Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.

Nico Carrillo delivered a late entry into the Knockout of the Year discussion on Friday.

Carrillo faced kickboxing legend Nong-O in a Muay Thai bout at ONE Friday Fights 46 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. A little over a minute into the second round, Carrillo delivered a smashing standing elbow to Nong-O, knocking him stiff in the corner to pick up one of the biggest wins of his career.

Saudi-born Yemeni Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Osamah Almarwai will make his long-awaited return to the ONE Championship in the promotion’s first-ever event in Qatar in March.

The Singapore-based martial arts promotion organization has announced that Almarwai will face Brazilian rival Cleber Sousa in a flyweight submission grappling bout at ONE 166: Qatar, inside the Lusail Sports Arena, on March 1.

Joshua “The Passion” Pacio is set to headline ONE Championship’s ONE 166.

The former ONE strawweight MMA world champion will be looking to redeem himself as he is set to lock horns with reigning champ Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks in a five-round faceoff at the Lusail Sports Arena on March 1 in Qatar.

ONE Championship announced a partnership with Sky Sports on Tuesday to carry the Asia-centered martial arts promotion on Sky’s broadcast and digital platforms in Britain and Ireland.

The first event under the agreement is One Fight Night 18, which will be held Jan. 13 in Bangkok and headlined by a bout between flyweight kickboxing world champion Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Elias Mahmoudi.

One of the world’s most prominent martial arts organisations, ONE Championship, announced on 7 December 2023 that the ONE Championship will debut in Qatar with the ‘ONE 166:Qatar’ martial arts world championship in March 2024.

The championship will take place on 1 March 2024 at the Lusail Sports Arena. The event will feature five ONE World Championship fights; MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing, and submission grappling.

On Wednesday, ONE Championship officially announced its 2023 debut in Qatar. ONE 166: Qatar will go down on Friday, March 1, and be loaded with five World Championship matchups. Along with official presenting partner Qatar Tourism, official media partner Media City Qatar, and official partner Ooredoo, ONE 166 will emanate from Lusail Sports Arena.

“Smokin” Jo Nattawut had a nail-biting kickboxing affair with Tawanchai PK Saenchai in his last ONE Championship appearance at ONE Fight Night 15, and his controversial decision loss has many clamoring for a rematch, but this time in four-ounce gloves.

That will have to wait, however, as Nattawut returns to the global stage at ONE Fight Night 17 on Prime Video wearing the small leather opposite promotional newcomer and American striking star Luke Lessei.

When she was 10 years old, promising young Muay Thai practitioner Stamp Fairtex quit. What might she have done if she hadn’t returned to the martial art at 18 and, subsequently, went on to become a three-sport champion for ONE Championship?

MMA may have taken a little bit of a backseat for ONE Championship in 2023, but 2024 is going to be a different animal.

It’s well known Rodtang Jitmuangnon is a keen football fan, and now he has received the ultimate collector’s item. Lionel Messi, Argentina’s World Cup-winning superstar, sent ONE Championship’s flyweight Muay Thai king a signed shirt from his club team, Inter Miami.